Gross Motor Skills
- Created by: Renee Cameron
- Created on: 20-05-16 18:20
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- Gross Motor Skills
- Activities that promote GMS
- HopScotch
- Riding a bike
- Playing catch
- Climbing frames
- Riding on toys
- Push and pull toys
- Infants/early chilhood
- 1) Infants develop their gross motor skills from the head down
- 2)They gradually control muscles in their neck and then their back. They can then roll, crawl and sit.
- 3) The muscles in their legs and feet develop later so they can stand and walk.
- 4) In early childhood, the large muscles continue to develop to help coordination and balance.
- Questions.
- Explain TWO ways in which playing in a playground will help children's gross motor skills development.
- In this type of play, children will hop, run and climb. this will help to develop strength and control because they are using the large muscles in their legs.
- The children will develop coordination because they are using their whole body, arms and legs to help them climb.
- Explain TWO ways in which playing in a playground will help children's gross motor skills development.
- What are Gross Motor Skills
- Gross motor skills allow infants to control large muscles in their body to enable them to CRAWL, WALK and RUN.
- Activities that promote GMS
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